| gout (gout) n. 1. A disturbance of uric-acid metabolism occurring chiefly in males, characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, especially of the feet and hands, and arthritic attacks resulting from elevated levels of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urate crystals around the joints. The condition can become chronic and result in deformity. 2. A large blob or clot: "and makes it bleed great gouts of blood" (Oscar Wilde). [Middle English goute, from Old French, drop, gout, from Medieval Latin gutta, from Latin, drop (from the belief that gout was caused by drops of morbid humors).] gout  i·ness n.gout y adj. |
gout [gaʊt]
n
1. (Medicine / Pathology) a metabolic disease characterized by painful inflammation of certain joints, esp of the big toe and foot, caused by deposits of sodium urate in them
2. Archaic a drop or splash, esp of blood
[from Old French goute gout (thought to result from drops of humours), from Latin gutta a drop]
gouty adj
goutily adv
goutiness n
| gout (gout) An inherited disorder of uric acid metabolism occurring predominantly in men, characterized by painful inflammation of the joints. Elevated levels of uric acid in the blood result in deposition of crystals of uric acid salts (known as urates) around the joints, causing arthritis. The condition can become chronic and result in deformity. |
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| Noun | 1. |  gout - a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and jointsarthritis - inflammation of a joint or joints |
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